Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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Two important bills pertaining to Ministry of AYUSH has been passed in Lok Sabha, namely the “National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill 2020” and “National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill 2020”.
The said bills have been already passed in the Rajya Sabha in March 2020. The bills seek to replace the existing “Indian Medicine Central Council Act 1970” and “Homoeopathy Central Council Act 1973”.

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As per an official Government data, more than 1600 Indian companies have received Foreign direct investments (FDI) worth USD 1 billion from China from April 2016 to March 2020.
The investments were received by companies in 46 sectors. Among them, automobile industry, printing of books, electronics, services and electrical equipment received the highest FDI.

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The United States of America issued a new advisory warning against travel to China and Hong Kong. US authorities have cited risk of “arbitrary detention” and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.”
The advisory states that U.S. citizens traveling or residing in China or Hong Kong, may be detained without access to U.S. consular services. The advisory has also stated that, U.S. citizens may be subjected to prolonged interrogations and extended detention.

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Israel, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have signed the Arab Accord. It is the first Arab – Israel accord in 26 years.
The signing ceremony was held at White House, USA in an event hosted by the President Donald Trump. As per the agreements, UAE and Bahrain will establish embassies, exchange ambassadors, cooperate and work together with Israel.

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As per the recent statement of the External affairs ministry, India had joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCOC).
DCOC is an association on Maritime affairs that aims to piracy and armed robbery against ships in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. India has joined the grouping as an observer. As of now, a total of 20 countries have signed the conduct.

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“A Promised Land” is a book being written by the former US President Barack Obama. It is set to be published in November, shortly after the US elections.
The book is to be published by Penguin Random House. It is a 768-page book, which will be the first of two volumes of the memoir of Barack Obama.

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In a first of its kind in India, Vistara has started offering “in flight Wi-Fi internet” connectivity to its passengers.
It is the first Indian airline company to offer this feature. It has been introduced in Boeing 787-9 Dream liners on flights between New Delhi and London. As a part of the introductory offer, Vistara has offered this facility free of cost.

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Smart City Index 2020 has been released by Institute for Management Development (IMD) in collaboration with Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD).
As per the report, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru have made a sharp fall in the global listing due to lack of updated technology. Hyderabad is placed at the 85th position followed by New Delhi at 86th position. Mumbai has been placed in 93th rank and Bengaluru is placed in 95th rank.

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Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has recently lifted the ban of movement of onion supplies, that were already contracted for by the importers of Bangladesh.
Earlier, the DGFT banned all exports of Onion following shortage and sudden increase in prices in the domestic market. After Bangladesh had formally complained about the exports of the commodity, India has lifted the ban.

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The Central Government has decided to depute a high-level Central team to Jammu, to help tackle Covid-19.
The team is said to have interactions with the District Collectors and Health Officers of Jammu, as the district has reported a rise in the number of new COVID cases recently. Jammu has reported a doubling time of 15.4 days and the recovery rate is only 33.9 per cent.